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Casey

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Standard Tuning
No Capo
See linked video as a reference for strumming pattern.
[Intro]
  D    Em    G    A(x2)
[Verse 1]
DDriving in your Emcar
With the Gwindows down
And the Abeat up stereo
DStruggle with this Emtown
Cuz you Glove to hate it
And Ahate to let it go
And Dwe're all alEmone
And so Gtired of being
AUnderrated
So Ddon't take me Emhome
'Cause I Gfeel alive
When you Acome and save me
A Bmyellow car
Speeding down the ASouthside freeway
We'll reEmwrite this movie
DMake it end like we Gwant it to
[Chorus]
And GCasey
When you Ago
Can you Bmcome and find me
Wanna Dbe beside you
When you Gleave this townA  
I've been Bmwaving goodbye
Pretending Dnot to cry
I want to Gbe someoneA  
If you Bmtake me away
All the Dpain will change
Into a Gmemory...A  
Of when we were Damazing
Em  G
[Verse 2]
DNineteen Eighty EmNine
GSummer had hit
But it Awas not moving
DWhat is it with this Emtown?
GEvery time we win
It just Afeels like losing
DWe were never gonna fit Emin
I was a Gmixed up kid
And you Awere my sanity
In a Bmyellow car
We don't even Ahave to go far
'Cause that Emsong you're playing
DSounds like peace on the Gradio
[Chorus 2]
And GCasey
When you Ago
Can you Bmcome and find me
Wanna Dbe beside you
When you Gleave this townA  
I've been Bmwaving goodbye
Pretending Dnot to cry
I want to Gbe someoneA  
If you Bmtake me away
All the Dpain will change
Into a Gmemory...A  
Of when we were Bmamazing
Yeah we were Aamazing
[Bridge]
I Emknow things will change
Casey stay the same
Take me FawayEm  Dm  C  G  
Oh, Awe don't have to go GfarA  Bm  
DYeah, we don't have to go GfarA  Bm  D  
[Instrumental]
G    A    Bm   D
G    A    Bm   D
I know
[Chorus]
And GCasey
When you Ago
Can you Bmcome and find me
Wanna Dbe beside you
When you Gleave this townA  
I've been Bmwaving goodbye
Pretending Dnot to cry
I want to Gbe someoneA  
If you Bmtake me away
All the Dpain will change
Into a GmemoryA  
Of when we wereBm  
When we Dwere
And GCasey
When you Ago
Can you Bmcome and find me
Wanna Dbe beside you
When you Gleave this townA  
I've been Bmwaving goodbye
Pretending Dnot to cry
I want to Gbe someoneA  
If you Bmtake me away
All the Dpain will change
Into a Gmemory...A  
Of when we were
[Outro]
DDriving in your Emcar
With the Gwindows down
And the Abeat up stereo
Oh, ohD  
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   G     A     Bm    D(x4)
GI wanna
AI'm gonna
BmI wanna
DBe someone
GI wanna
AI'm gonna
BmI wanna
DBe someone
(I will Grun to you
I will Acome to you
I will Bmrun to you
I will Dcome to you)
Come on and Gget meA  
Come on and Bmrescue meD  
(I will Grun to you
I will Acome to you
I will Bmrun to you
I will Dcome to you)
GComing through the sky
Like a Asatellite
Like a Bmradio wave
A Dmeteorite
GMeteorite
AMeteorite
BmMeteorite
DMeteorite
G    A    Bm

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Casey

by Darren Hayes

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Standard Tuning

No Capo

See linked video as a reference for strumming pattern.

[Intro]

D Em G A

(x2)

[Verse 1]

D Em

Driving in your car

With the windows down

And the beat up stereo

D Em

Struggle with this town

Cuz you love to hate it

And hate to let it go

D Em

And we're all alone

And so tired of being

Underrated

D Em

So don't take me home

'Cause I feel alive

When you come and save me

A yellow car

Speeding down the Southside freeway

We'll rewrite this movie

D G

Make it end like we want it to

[Chorus]

And Casey

When you go

Can you come and find me

Wanna be beside you

G A

When you leave this town

I've been waving goodbye

Pretending not to cry

G A

I want to be someone

If you take me away

All the pain will change

G A

Into a memory...

Of when we were amazing

Em G

[Verse 2]

D Em

Nineteen Eighty Nine

Summer had hit

But it was not moving

D Em

What is it with this town?

Every time we win

It just feels like losing

D Em

We were never gonna fit in

I was a mixed up kid

And you were my sanity

In a yellow car

We don't even have to go far

'Cause that song you're playing

D G

Sounds like peace on the radio

[Chorus 2]

And Casey

When you go

Can you come and find me

Wanna be beside you

G A

When you leave this town

I've been waving goodbye

Pretending not to cry

G A

I want to be someone

If you take me away

All the pain will change

G A

Into a memory...

Of when we were amazing

Yeah we were amazing

[Bridge]

I know things will change

Casey stay the same

F Em Dm C G

Take me away

A G A Bm

Oh, we don't have to go far

D G A Bm D

Yeah, we don't have to go far

[Instrumental]

G A Bm D

I know

[Chorus]

And Casey

When you go

Can you come and find me

Wanna be beside you

G A

When you leave this town

I've been waving goodbye

Pretending not to cry

G A

I want to be someone

If you take me away

All the pain will change

G A

Into a memory

Of when we were

When we were

And Casey

When you go

Can you come and find me

Wanna be beside you

G A

When you leave this town

I've been waving goodbye

Pretending not to cry

G A

I want to be someone

If you take me away

All the pain will change

G A

Into a memory...

Of when we were

[Outro]

D Em

Driving in your car

With the windows down

And the beat up stereo

Oh, oh

-----------------------------------

G A Bm D

(x4)

I wanna

I'm gonna

I wanna

Be someone

I wanna

I'm gonna

I wanna

Be someone

(I will run to you

I will come to you

I will run to you

I will come to you)

G A

Come on and get me

Bm D

Come on and rescue me

(I will run to you

I will come to you

I will run to you

I will come to you)

Coming through the sky

Like a satellite

Like a radio wave

A meteorite

Meteorite

G A Bm

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